I raft in the Gorge with friends every year with WAO and always request Dave to be our guide.
He is simply THE BEST guide you could ever hope for. Thanks for another great trip.

Jessica

Arvada, CO

I took my friends and family rafting for my college graduation. We had the best time! My mother was very nervous about her first raft trip, yet the guides and staff at WAO were very professional and made her feel very safe. Lunch was phenomenal ! Thanks WAO, I will never raft with another company.

NOTICE - Please follow directions ONLY from us and/or your confirmation or on this map page. Several GPS systems and map websites are incorrect or confusing with regard to where we are and how to get here. DO NOT try to use your navigation system in your car by typing in our address as you will likely not get accurate information! Within this page are very accurate driving directions or you can call our office and we will direct you how to get here.

Our location is not difficult to find. We are, very simply, one mile west of Canon City, Colorado on US Hwy 50.

If you plan to use a navigation system in your vehicle to find us, please use these exact GPS coordinates, rather than an address. Below there are also very accurate driving directions from many of the most common places people may be coming from to get here.

GPS:

Latitude

38 degrees - 26' - 49.01" North

Longitude

105 degrees - 15' - 6.59" West

Driving Directions From...

From Colorado Springs - Take Hwy 115 SOUTH to Hwy 50. Go WEST on Hwy 50, all the way through Canon City. Proceed 1 Mile WEST of Canon City on Hwy 50. WAO is on the right, the first place you'll see when you go WEST of Canon City. Drive time from central Co Springs is approx. 1 hour.

Pueblo - Take Hwy 50 WEST to Canon City. Drive all the way through Canon City. Proceed 1 Mile WEST of Canon City on Hwy 50. WAO is on the right, the first place you'll see when you go WEST of Canon City. Drive time from Pueblo is approx. 45-50 minutes.

Denver - Take I-25 SOUTH to Colorado Springs. EXIT I-25 at exit 140. Go down the exit ramp and proceed to the 2nd stoplight, which is NEVADA AVE. Take a right so you're going SOUTH on NEVADA AVE. NEVADA becomes Hwy 115 as you go south out of Colorado Springs. Proceed to Hwy 50. Take a right so you're going WEST on Hwy 50. Proceed to, and all the way through, Canon City. Proceed 1 mile WEST of Canon City. WAO is on the right, the first place you'll see when you go west of Canon City. Drive time from the junction of I-25 and I-225 in South Denver is two hours.

Salida - Take Hwy 50 EAST. WAO is located 7 miles EAST of the turnoff to the Royal Gorge Bridge. After you pass the turnoff for the Bridge, proceed down a long, steep hill. When you pass the Skyline Drive exit watch for us on the left, about 1 mile or so past the Skyline Drive exit. Drive time from Salida is approx. 1 hour.

Breckenridge/Summit county area - Take Hwy 9 SOUTH over Hoosier pass and into the town of Fairplay. Proceed to the intersection of Hwy 9 and Hwy 285. Turn right and go about 1 mile, then turn left at the Hwy 9/Hwy 24 turnoff. Proceed to Hwy 24 take a left and go to Hartsel. From Hartsel, go right or SOUTH at Hwy 9. Proceed on Hwy 9 until you get to Hwy 50. Go left or EAST at Hwy 50. Proceed past the Royal Gorge Bridge turnoff and down a long, steep hill. You will then pass the Skyline Drive exit. Look for us on the left, roughly a mile or so past Skyline Drive, but BEFORE you get to Canon City. Drive time from Breckenridge is approx. 2 hours.